According to the consumer fraud reporting research on internet scams, scam complaints and reports increased by more than 30% from 2008 to 2009 alone. More disturbing yet is the fact that more than 65% of these scams originated from theUS, followed closely byUK at 10.5% andNigeria at 7.5%. A line from a recent movie goes

If you have been on Facebook for any length of time, then you know full well how scam and spam laden the site can be. Scammers love crowds, and there isn’t one bigger than Facebook. Some of these scams are phishing schemes trying to obtain your username and password, while others end in surveys or

As we warned about this weekend, Facebook Chat is being used heavily by scammers right now to prey on unsuspecting users. This method of attack can be very successful. The scams are engineered so that it appears the person is receiving legitimate chat messages from a Facebook friend. This can make someone more trusting and

Scam Signature Message: how to get 550 Credit’s completely free…22kaf Scam Type: Fake Facebook Event – Possible Malware Trending: April 2011 Why it’s a Scam: The scam is using a Fake Facebook Event to lure in its victims. Clicking on the wall post link takes you to the following page: The Fake Event Page contains